Academic Procrastination, Self-Efficacy, Self-Regulation and Academic Achievement: A Correlational Study Among University Students.

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the correlation of Academic Procrastination with Self- efficacy, Self-Regulation, and Academic Achievement (CGPA). It was hypothesized that Academic Procrastination would have significant inverse correlation with Self-efficacy, Self- Regulation, and Academic Achievement (CGPA). The sample of this study consists of 80 undergraduate university students (40 female and 40 male) who were selected through purposive sampling. To measure the variables Academic Procrastination Scale, General Self- Efficacy Scale, Self-Regulation Scale, and CGPA record were used. For statistical analysis, SPSS was used. Pearson coefficient of correlation was applied to determine the correlation. Result shows that all three variables have inverse correlation with academic procrastination. Further it was found that CGPA (p< .05) and Self-Regulation (p<.01) are significantly correlated with the students’ academic procrastination scores, whereas self-efficacy (p>0.05) has non-significant correlation with it. Partial correlation was also calculated to eliminate the influence of mediators. Self-regulation was found to be the strong mediator among academic procrastination and CGPA. The observed correlation depicts that those individuals who score high on self-regulation scale would be more likely to score less on procrastination scale and more likely to score high CGPA.